Nutritional and cognitive status of entry-level primary school children in Zomba, rural Malawi

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-291

  Nkhoma, Owen W W ^a,b   Duffy, Maresa E ^b   Davidson, Philip W ^c   Cory Slechta, Deborah A ^c   McSorley, Emeir M ^b   Strain, J J ^b   O'Brien, Gerard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; CANTAB; Cognitive; Dietary intervention; Malawi; Nutritional intervention

Indexed keywords

ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL;

ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; THINNESS;

EID: 84876030814     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.746287     Document Type: Review

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